Removing a link immediately disables that link to your file or folder. Anyone who tries to click a disabled link will get an error message. If you want to share a link to your file or folder again, you can create a new link at any time.
Notes:
- Removing the link for a file only removes the shared link you created.
- Removing a view-only link for a folder only removes the link you created.
- Removing edit links for folders, and links to web-based files, such as Paper or Google docs, removes the links for all users. Anyone with edit access can see and change these links.
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On dropbox.com
To remove a link to a file or folder on dropbox.com:
- Sign in to dropbox.com.
- Hover over the name of the file or folder and click the share icon (rectangle with up arrow).
- Click Settings.
- Click either Link for editing or Link for viewing depending on which link you’d like to remove.
- Click Delete link.
You can also remove shared links from the Links tab.
- Sign in to dropbox.com.
- Hover over the name of the file or folder you’d like to remove links for and click the share icon (rectangle with up arrow).
- Click Who can access.
- Click Links to view existing links for editing and viewing.
- Click Settings on the link you’d like to remove.
- Click Delete link.
On your computer
To remove a link to a file or folder on your computer:
- Open the Dropbox folder on your computer.
- Right-click the file or folder that you want to remove the link from.
- Click Share.
- Click Link settings.
- Click Delete link.
On your phone or tablet
To remove a link to a file or folder on the Dropbox mobile app:
- Open the Dropbox mobile app.
- Tap the “⁝” (vertical ellipsis on Android) “…” (ellipsis on iPhone/iPad) next to the file or folder you’d like to remove the link from.
- Tap Share.
- Tap File settings or Folder settings.
- Tap Control access under Link settings.
- Tap Delete link.
